OET interlinear MAT 23:36

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἥξει ταῦτα πάντα ἐπὶ τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην

˓will_be˒_coming (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ἥξει παντᾶ ταῦτα ἐπί τήν γενεάν ταύτην)

Jesus is speaking as if the things he has just spoken about will come upon this generation. He means that God will consider this generation to be guilty of doing those things. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [this generation will be considered guilty for all these things]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῦτα πάντα

these_‹things› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ἥξει παντᾶ ταῦτα ἐπί τήν γενεάν ταύτην)

The phrase all these things refers to the murders that Jesus mentioned in the previous verse. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [all those evil deeds]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ἥξει παντᾶ ταῦτα ἐπί τήν γενεάν ταύτην)

Here, generation represents the people who are part of the generation, which means that they are adults who are currently alive. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [today’s people] or [the people of this generation]